Belgium · Leuven
Hulpgevangenis, Leuven
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How to send mail, money, and visit Hulpgevangenis, Leuven
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Gallery
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Photo by Debonne, Vincent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Photo by Debonne, Vincent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Photo by Debonne, Vincent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Photo by Debonne, Vincent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Photo by Debonne, Vincent via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Capacity
149
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Leuven
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Hortense Clews1926–2006 · resistance fighterHortense Daman - Clews (née Daman; 12 August 1926 â 18 December 2006) was a member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Compared to other facilities in Belgium
78 peersData completeness
44%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q42344256)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Hulpgevangenis, Leuven. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hulpgevangenis-leuven
"Hulpgevangenis, Leuven." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hulpgevangenis-leuven.
@misc{worldprisons-hulpgevangenis-leuven,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Hulpgevangenis, Leuven},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hulpgevangenis-leuven},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}